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Countertop too thick for faucet.
Also the faucet uses a big nut to tighten it down.
Use the american standard extension kit for 4 in.
Screw the shank extension up onto the existing shank and make sung with an adjustable wrench.
Which happened to be a little over an inch thick.
In order to install a faucet on thick countertops you will need a faucet shank extension also known as a thick deck extension.
I m assuming that is because the plywood hardibacker.
Center set faucets with 1 2 in.
So there might not be enough room left on the shank to attach and tighten down either a hose connection or this extension.
Countertops too thick for faucet connection.
I don t exactly understand why the type of sink would have anything to do with it.
My project involved replacing a formica bathroom countertop with a quartz solid surface.
Seemed easy enough until the thickness of the solid surface made it impossible to re install the existing faucet.
Center set faucets and top mount faucets for your kitchen sink.
The faucetmate a universal thick deck extension kit to solve the problem of short faucet stems or shanks not long enough to install thick counters.
Kaw ca i do it all the time use a cordless drill and safty glasses for sure lean the piolet bit agaist the 1 3 8 hole and start at an angle slow and easy use aprox 2 1 2 hole saw once you get the hole saw started into the wood you don t even need the piolet bit what else can you do i have depth problems also on soap pumps and air switchs for disposal.
And can be used with 4 in.
It turns out that once the faucet is screwed onto the counter there s not enough thread left to attach the supply line.
Countertop too thick for faucet installation author.
I bought regular faucets for my bathroom not knowing that the thickness of the countertop would be an issue.
I don t see anything in the faucet picture that gives the total length of the the threads but it does seem to state that it will accommodate up to a 2 thick countertop bottom of faucet to top of nut.
You will need one for each faucet shank so two for each faucet.
How do you install a faucet on a thick countertop.
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Faucet shank extenders thick deck mounting kit.
I have these beautiful ceramic vanities but when i tried to install the faucet only about 1 8 of thread stuck out beyond the lock nut.
This sturdy metal extension kit extends shanks 2 1 4 in.
You didn t say if there was any wood underneath the countertop to support it behind the sink.
But it s worth a try and looks fairly cheap.
Will this allow my standard faucet to be attached to a thick granite countertop.